A Bizen tanto Muromachi period (1333-1573), 16th century Of hirazukuri, iorimune configuration forged in ko-itame hada with a suguha tempered edge ending in a ko-maru boshi, carved on both sides with futatsu-bi, the ubu nakago with katte sagari file marks, two holes, and signed Bishu no ju Munemitsu, with a two-piece silver and gold habaki, 11 1/16in (29.1cm) long, in a wood shirasaya storage scabbard With Hozon Token (Sword Worthy of Preservation) certificate no. 371483 issued by the Nihon Bijutsu Token Hozon Kyokai (Society for the Preservation of the Japanese Art Sword), dated August 12, 2005